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Recognised as Colour

#55E26C

  • #55E26C
  • Green
  • Light
  • Nearest: Spring green

#55E26C is a green with RGB values 85, 226, 108 and HSL 130°, 71%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Spring green.

Colour values

#55E26C#55E26C
HEX#55E26C
RGBrgb(85, 226, 108)
RGB (0–1)0.3333, 0.8863, 0.4235
RGB percentages33.3%, 88.6%, 42.4%
HSLhsl(129.8, 70.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(129.8, 62.4%, 88.6%)
CMYK62.4%, 0%, 52.2%, 11.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,628,524
CSS custom property--colour: #55E26C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57407WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness183 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#AA1D93

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E5CF61no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 57.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#D3C375no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 57 from the original
Tritanopia#2FDDC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 49.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Spring green · ΔE 17.1Medium spring green · ΔE 17.8Limegreen · ΔE 17.9Pale green · ΔE 18.7Light green · ΔE 19.1Medium seagreen · ΔE 30
Nearest named CSS colourSpring green (#00FF7F)ΔE 17.1, a distinctly different colour
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E255CB
Analogous#84E255, #55E2B3
Triadic#6C55E2, #E26C55
Split complementary#B355E2, #E25584
Tetradic#5584E2, #E255CB, #E2B355

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#D8F8DD
Lighter +20%#ACF1B7
Lighter +10%#81E992
Darker −10%#29DB46
Darker −20%#1EB337
Darker −30%#178729
Darker −40%#105B1C
More saturated +25%#3CFB5B
Less saturated −25%#6EC97D

Channel breakdown

R85
G226
B108
Red85 (33.3%)
Green226 (88.6%)
Blue108 (42.4%)
Hue129.79°
Saturation (HSL)70.85%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 55 · G E2 · B 6C

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